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Flake told the arizona republic, which first broke the news that there may not be a place for the republican like me in the current climate or the current republican party. that's strong stuff. it's clear this was a decision that the senator wrestled with for some time. despite this summer, flake seemed apprehensive. here's senator flake on this show "hardball" while he was promoting the book. watch him hold back when i tried to deliver when he said in the book. >> what do you owe donald trump in terms of loyalty? >> i'm a republican. the president is a republican. >> is he a republican? >> he...

Risk. >> flake faced a tough fight against republican opponent kelly ward. a poll last month showed that among republican primary voters, ward led flake by 27%. a hypothetical general election matchup. can a democrat win a will recall general out there if she's the nominee? >> a democrat can win statewide. it doesn't happen very often. but if a democrat runs kind of conservatively, runs to the right, runs as a centrist, a democrat can win. janet napolitano won as governor. >> senator is hide harder. even utah elected a governor. when it comes to the senate, it's ideological. you think arizona ...

Conversation to say i think that guy has a terminal disease. he should get out of the way so i can have his seat fast. it doesn't seem to hurt her standing in arizona in the republican quarters. >> there's no question that the kinds of things we have heard this year from the white house and last year on the campaign trail, we never would have heard in previous campaigns. . or certainly without political consequences. so i think this is a different atmosphere, a different environment and era in which at least for some politicians, that kind of sort of blunt talk, democracy in times talk is if n...

Senator corker and senator flake. >> amazing how you can take credit for something without having doing anything. susan page is the washington bureau chief. peter baker is chief white house correspondent for "the new york times." peter, tell e me right now. do you think this is a tipping point? i'm looking at three senators, senator mccain, flake and corker, all stating the objection they have with the president. basically a divorce proceeding. this person is not going to change. and the way they are now is unacceptable in the office of the presidency. we're not going to say anything else unti...

>> i think all of us as times demagogue and he does some of it too. >> he was tiptoeing there. broke the story of flake's decision and the paper today and the reporter with "the washington post" formally with the republic. we have two experts here in arizona. let me go to dan about this thing. why is he quitting the senate at the end of his term? >> thanks for having me on. he doesn't want to quit. he still loves the senate and the institution, but he just sees no path for him to get reelected in the current spell, as he put it. hen doesn't think the spell is going to last forever in the gop. ...